Rodriguez picks up where he left off with dominant return
BALTIMORE -- The Orioles were eager to welcome back Grayson Rodriguez, who returned to an already strong rotation in style on Saturday night at Camden Yards. In his first start after a 19-day stint on the injured list due to right shoulder inflammation, Rodriguez tossed six scoreless innings of one-hit
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Leadoff HR in 2nd straight game ignites O's 5-run 1st, runaway win
BALTIMORE -- After batting leadoff in each of the first 40 games of the Orioles’ season, Gunnar Henderson slid down to the cleanup spot on Wednesday. Jordan Westburg moved into the No. 1 hole for the first time in his MLB career and promptly hit a leadoff home run vs.
Rutschman's walk-off HR keeps O's sweepless streak alive
BALTIMORE -- The Orioles’ regular-season sweepless streak had to continue like this, right? Over the past two years, Baltimore has played too many nail-biters to count. Just when the O’s seem out of a game -- right on the cusp of defeat -- they somehow find a way to win.
The Orioles unearth diamond in Etzel in the MLB Draft League
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Kjerstad homers on first pitch back at Triple-A
Heston Kjerstad needed only one swing to herald his return to Triple-A -- with that loud, distinctive thwack of bat hitting ball destined for the seats. Optioned back to Triple-A Norfolk after a three-week stint in the Majors, MLB's No. 23 prospect wasted no time. Kjerstad homered on the first
They homered off each other in Little League. It's time for an MLB showdown
A version of this story originally ran in August 2023, before Jordan Westburg and Bryce Miller faced off in an Orioles-Mariners matchup at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. Last Aug. 13, Westburg went 0-for-2 vs. Miller. They're set to go head-to-head again Friday night at Camden Yards. The family members, friends
Mock draft: Big college bats stir things up at the top
With the 2024 Draft still two months away, there's not much hard intel on who's going where in the first round. That picture will become clearer as college and high school players start wrapping up their seasons in the next few weeks, and teams conduct interviews and get medical information
Surprise! One encouraging prospect-related development for each team
Six weeks into the Minor League season, we have witnessed plenty of pleasant prospect developments. Athletics 2023 first-rounder Jacob Wilson is batting a sizzling .438 and already has reached Triple-A. Mets right-hander Jonah Tong has been a revelation with elite fastball characteristics and a Minors-best 0.33 ERA. As one Chourio
O's recall Stowers, activate Hays, option Kjerstad to Triple-A
BALTIMORE -- The Orioles’ outfield mix was shaken up Monday afternoon prior to the team’s 3-2 loss to the Blue Jays at Camden Yards. Baltimore swapped left-handed bats, recalling Kyle Stowers from Triple-A Norfolk and optioning Heston Kjerstad (the club’s No. 4 prospect and MLB Pipeline’s No. 23 overall prospect).
O's fall in extras despite Rutschman's two HRs, Burnes' quality start
BALTIMORE -- Nearing the two-year anniversary of his MLB debut on May 21, Adley Rutschman has checked off a ton of milestones, both individually and as a member of the defending American League East champion Orioles. Yet, the 26-year-old catcher accomplished another “first” on Monday night: His first two-homer game.
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Here's the freshly updated Top 100 Prospects list
Break out the caps and gowns. It’s time for a whole bunch of graduations and an updated Top 100 Prospects list. Young players who began the 2024 season on a Major League Opening Day roster with zero MLB service time exhausted their prospect status Sunday by way of the 45-day
Power Rankings: This team is No. 1 for the 1st time ever
We do not, unfortunately, have a comprehensive database of every single MLB.com Power Rankings since we started doing these more than a decade ago. Sorry about that. Maybe we’ll make an intern figure it out this offseason. But it seems a pretty safe bet that the Orioles, even during their
Kremer shows off sinker as he ties career high with 10 K's
BALTIMORE -- Among the multitude of reasons for the Orioles’ recent stretch of strong play has been repeated terrific performances from their pitching staff. Entering Sunday, Baltimore had won nine of its past 11 games, with six of those victories coming by two or fewer runs. Over that span, the
Who takes the hardest swings on each MLB team?
The Statcast era of baseball research has reached another milestone: bat speed is live on Baseball Savant. You can check out this page for more thorough details on what bat speed entails and how it’s calculated. But in the meantime, we’re kicking things off by breaking down the best of
Westburg's 4th hit a walk-off in 11 as good times roll on for O's
BALTIMORE -- The stoic, workmanlike attitude carried by Jordan Westburg doesn’t typically lead to many smiles when he’s on a baseball diamond. But the 25-year-old couldn’t stop grinning as he dished out one high-five after another Saturday evening at Camden Yards. Moments after Westburg lined a first-pitch single into right
Irvin's emergence grants O's a wealth of riches
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Kimbrel's early appearance 'a different look' as he navigates struggles
BALTIMORE -- With a gaggle of reporters and TV cameras in front of Craig Kimbrel’s locker in the Orioles’ clubhouse on Friday afternoon, the 35-year-old stated his expectation of remaining the team’s closer despite his recent struggles. After all, manager Brandon Hyde said following Wednesday’s win at Washington that he’d
World traveler Guthrie raising baseball's profile in Spain
In a professional career that spanned 15 years, Jeremy Guthrie was a baseball globetrotter, something that the former pitcher has continued in retirement. But even before becoming a prospect in the Cleveland organization and going on to pitch 13 years in Major League Baseball, as well as stints in the